Inspiration

The lack of quality content for VR combined with the amount of VR museum experiences.

What it does

Artistree creates a social network in VR to foster cultural appreciation, curation, and creation.

How I built it

I drew on 3D Models from Sketchup and Sketchfab to put the space together and used Unity to make it interactive.

Challenges I ran into

Making Sketchup and Sketchfab models compatible with Unity was probably my biggest challenge, as many of the textures did not import properly so I had to make them from scratch, and edit the models to remove redundant walls and other errors.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I was proud of being able to construct an explorable world in Unity, an engine I haven't used before. I also managed to create a project that combines my passions of humanities and computer science to create a novel idea.

What's next for Artistree

Scalability can be taken in many directions depending on what it seems that the users want. The easiest route to new users and more content would be partnering with more museums to offer more experiences. Other potential avenues include expansion to different forms of art (i.e. music, performance art), creating more interconnected and explorable worlds, and integrating other apps to create a more immersive experience.

Built With

• unity